I just wanted to welcome you to the blog. This is Annie Beasley and I will be updating the blog as often as I can. I will also try and post pictures of our trip so that you can see what we are up to. Feel free to comment on our postings and I will try and pass on your messages to the rest of the team. For those of you who are wanting a little more information about this trip, here are some of the details.
Wayzata Free Church has partnered with a church in Poland for quite a few years now to provide the people and materials to run an English Immersion Camp. Because of the consistency of this ministry, the camps fill quickly with people who are wondering why Americans would give up their time and money to come and serve them. It is a perfect opportunity to share the love of Christ with them. The Polish church has an English school which brings in many people who would never go to church, but are very interested in learning English. At the school, they promote this English Immersion Camp, staffed by Americans, and many Poles are anxious to attend. We are all very excited to bring the Word of God to the Polish people and to gain a broader perspective of the world and God’s people. Our team leaves on the 23rd of June and most return on the 6th of July. Carroll and Becky Miller are leaving tomorrow t to visit a few different churches and encourage various International Messenger missionaries throughout Poland.
As we are preparing to go, I hope that you will begin or continue to pray for us! I would ask that you specifically pray that our team can be unified and supportive of one another, that we will stay healthy and energized, and that we will be effective in our teaching of the Polish people. Please also pray for safe travel and that in these last few days we will not feel stressed or anxious and that we will be prepared for this trip.
Lastly, I just want to thank you all for your support. It means so much to all of us on the team to have such a strong home base that has given financially and has committed to pray for us. We have already felt the benefits of these prayers as so many of ours have been answered.
Annie,
ReplyDeleteThanks for setting up our blog. Our whole family is excited about the trip. We want to be salt and light wherever we go.
Andy
Team -- Very excited for you as you pack and prepare. God is at work in all of you -- God bless, sleep well, and be prepared for the miraculous!
ReplyDeleteWe are all praying for you guys and for the divine appointments so you can bring help and salvation to Polish people. Looking forward to see first pictures.
ReplyDeleteAs I'm praying for you today I can't help but be reminded of how humbling it is to be called to this ministry. It can seem overwhelming and intimidating at times (maybe most of the time). I am also reminded of how incapable I felt pretty much all of the time.
ReplyDeleteI am so thankful that we know that each and every one of you were sought out and chosen by our perfect and all-knowing God to be HIS hands and feet for HIS purpose! He knows every dark corner of all our souls, our weaknesses and doubts. And He chose you! You will be filled with His power when you are weak. He loves you and is so proud of you for stepping out in faith.
I love you and miss being with you all so much. I am so proud of you and you are each in my constant thoughts and prayers!
Please tell all my Polish brothers and sisters how much I love and miss them!